Pre-Easter police action nets 400 suspects in Pretoria
"Road blocks will focus on drunk driving during Easter weekend."
More than 400 people were arrested for various crimes during a four-day simultaneous police operation in the Tshwane district.
The operation was held by the police, in co-operation with other law enforcement agencies, from Thursday evening to the early hours of Sunday.
On Thursday, during rural safety operations in Soshanguve and Pretoria North, a man aged 38 was arrested for possession of an illegal firearm and live ammunition, said police spokesperson Captain Augustinah Selepe
In the early hours of Friday, SAPS together with the Gauteng traffic department and Tshwane metro police flooded various streets in Loate, Ga-Rankuwa, Sunnyside, Lyttelton and Mabopane in a multi-disciplinary operation.
“In that time, numerous successes were achieved including the arrest of a murder suspect. Nine unlicensed liquor outlets were also shut down and 51 undocumented persons were arrested on Friday,” Selepe said.
She said two more suspects were arrested for possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition and were in possession of drugs.
“Saturday high-density operation was focused in Soshanguve, Hercules, Pretoria Central, Mamelodi, Wierdabrug, Hercules and Garsfontein.
“More than 20 people were arrested for drug-related crimes and 10 for driving while under the influence of alcohol.
“Roving roadblocks were conducted at strategic points over the weekend. More than 90 Aarto fines were issued to the value of R46 000, while more than 975 vehicles and 2 700 people were searched,” Selepe said.
Tshwane police district commissioner Major-General Hilda Mohajane accredited to crime intelligence the discovery of a hijacked Toyota Corolla and Toyota Tazz in Lyttelton and Sunnyside.
Mohajane commended senior management and the heads of other law enforcement agencies for the integrated approach towards fighting crime.
“We will have more visits in places of entertainment, and illegal liquor outlets will be shut down. Roadblocks will focus on drunk driving during Easter weekend.”
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